Judge orders feds to release Chinese Muslims from Gitmo, let them enter USA

This just in from the Associated Press: A federal judge ruled this morning that the U.S. government must release a group of Chinese Muslim prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and allow them to enter the United States since they're no longer deemed "enemy combatants."

"They have been in custody for almost seven years and have been cleared for release since 2004. Although the Chinese government has demanded custody of the Uighurs, supporters and the Bush administration fear they would be tortured if turned over to Beijing," the wire service says.

AP describes this as a "landmark decision."

Posted by Mike Carney at 11:42 AM/ET, October 07, ON DEADLINE
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